falar

/fɐ.ˈlaɾ/

//fɐ.ˈlaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“falar” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #157. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#157
frequency rank, Portuguese
853
“F” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - emitir sons com significado coerente segundo uma convenção linguística qualquer

Corpus desk

Index PT-falar · falar · Portuguese

falar · rank #157 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #157
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 853
  • PHOTO-FINISH diz

Nearest frequency peer: diz (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “falar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “falar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

falar vs falo
60% similar
falar vs flor
60% similar
falar vs fila
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for falar
PropertyValue
Headwordfalar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/fɐ.ˈlaɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#157
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “falar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).falarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “diz” (#156), “desde” (#155), “tinha” (#159). Entre 853 lemas com “F”, “falar” fica em #157. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around falar (IPA /fɐ.ˈlaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #157 among 853 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for falar, with forms such as "aflar", "faalr", and "falarr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "falo", "flor", "fila", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is falar, spelled F-A-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    emitir sons com significado coerente segundo uma convenção linguística qualquer
  2. 2
    ter a capacidade de se expressar em um idioma:
  3. 3
    usar o dom da fala
  4. 4
    namorar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how falar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Você fala alemão?

This word in other languages

speak(English)hablar(Español)parler(Français)sprechen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aflar
  • faalr
  • falarr
  • fallar
  • falra
  • ffalar
  • flaar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of falar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aflar2faalr2falarr1fallar1falra2ffalar1flaar2
Edit distance from "falar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "falar"?
"falar" is spelled F-A-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /fɐ.ˈlaɾ/.
What does "falar" mean?
As a verb, "falar" means: emitir sons com significado coerente segundo uma convenção linguística qualquer
What words are commonly confused with "falar"?
"falar" is commonly confused with "falo", "flor", "fila". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "falar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "falar" is /fɐ.ˈlaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "falar" come from?
"falar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "falar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

desde#155tinha#159antes#151menos#149

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

ficar7 variantsvezes7 variantsestar7 variantsgrupo7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list